US Plant Patent PP16197

Mysterious Maiden

Miscanthus plant named ‘Mysterious Maiden’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 28, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 25, 2024. This patent earned 64 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16197
Filed: October 25, 2004
Granted: January 10, 2006
Expires: December 28, 2024
Assignee: WEISKOTT JACK
Inventor: WEISKOTT JACK

Abstract

A new cultivar of Miscanthus , Miscanthus sinensis ‘Mysterious Maiden’, characterized by its gold-banded foliage, narrow leaves, vase-shaped habit and its vigorous growth rate.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Miscanthus plant named ‘Mysterious Maiden’ as herein illustrated and described.

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